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Arenado, Gordon each win 8th Gold Glove; Betts gets 5thST. LOUIS (AP) Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado won his eighth consecutive Gold Glove and right fielder Mookie Betts snared his fifth in a row on Tuesday, his first with the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers after...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Derek Holland is a free agent after the Texas Rangers declined their $11 million option on his contract and instead chose to pay the left-hander a $1.5 million buyout. The AL West champions announced the move Monday, but left open the possibility of re-signing Holland. Holland was part...

NEW YORK (AP) Joe Maddon walked to the mound in a ski cap. Yoenis Cespedes wore a balaclava. As baseball's postseason keeps getting longer, the Boys of Summer are starting to resemble skiers on a Steamboat Springs lift line.''This weather is not for me,'' Cubs infielder Javier Baez...

Diamondbacks exercise $2 million option on DescalsoPHOENIX (AP) The Arizona Diamondbacks have exercised a $2 million club option on infielder Daniel Descalso.Descalso signed a one-year contract with the Diamondbacks in February that included a $1.35 million salary this year and the option.The 31-year-old was a valuable piece during...

Associated PressDarvish delivers as Dodgers beat Padres 9-3 for 100th winBy JILL PAINTER LOPEZLOS ANGELES (AP) If there were any lingering questions about whether Yu Darvish is ready for the playoffs, he answered them Monday night.Darvish pitched two-hit ball over seven innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat...

Yanks, Red Sox tied 6-6 after 1 inning in 1st European gameLONDON (AP) The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox treated fans to one of the most unusual first innings in their century-plus rivalry when they played Saturday night in the first Major League Baseball game in...

MLB free-agent qualifying offer price drops to $17.8 millionNEW YORK (AP) The price of qualifying offers for Major League Baseball free agents dropped for the first time, falling by $100,000 to $17.8 million.Determined by the average of the top 125 major league contracts this year, the figure announced...

AP Sports WriterTwins bringing Molitor back as managerBy JON KRAWCZYNSKIMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Minnesota Twins are bringing back Paul Molitor as manager after he led a historic turnaround.The Twins announced Monday that Molitor is getting a new three-year deal that keeps him under contract through 2020. They went 85-77...

Royals' Pérez catches for 1st time since Tommy John surgery.SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) Salvador Perez was back behind the plate for the first time since Tommy John surgery.The six-time All-Star caught the first four innings of the Kansas City Royals' 3-1 loss to a San Francisco split squad on...

LEADING OFF: Reds seek out of NL cellar, Manaea vs Red SoxBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening around the majors Monday:RED HOT, BUT STILL LASTCincinnati is the hottest team in baseball, taking a six-game winning streak into a series at San Francisco, and another win would finally...

Mike Schmidt recalls ovation Dick Allen got in Philly returnPHILADELPHIA (AP) Phillies great Mike Schmidt was at Citizens Bank Park last September when the club retired the No. 15 worn by Dick Allen and spoke fondly, and forcefully, about the former Philadelphia slugger.Allen, who died Monday at 78,...

Associated PressYanks righty Severino needs Tommy John surgery, out for yearBy MARK DIDTLERDUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) New York Yankees pitcher Luis Severino needs Tommy John surgery and will miss the 2020 season, another setback for the two-time All-Star and the rotation of the AL East favorites.''His plan is to...